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What is the term for when one consumes large amounts of alcohol in a short period of time? - Correct Answer-Binge drinking Which is NOT a short term effect of alcohol? Lower blood pressure Appetite depletion Dilation of blood vessels Depression of various brain centers - Correct Answer-Appetite depletion Which is NOT a long term effect of alcohol? Nervous disorders Types of heart disease Damage of skin Cancer - Correct Answer-Damage of skin Where is alcohol metabolized? - Correct Answer-liver What percent of those who try alcohol become alcoholics? - Correct Answer-15% What is the most accurate way to determine the amount of alcohol someone has consumed? - Correct Answer-Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) test Which is NOT a way to avoid drinking in a social situation? Blaming a parent or other adult Offering a reason why you can't
Making those attending feel bad Saying no - Correct Answer-Making those attending feel bad Which food or drink speeds recovery from the effects of alcohol? Cheese Milk Nothing - Correct Answer-Nothing Which is a symptom of the final stage of alcoholism? Having seizures Becoming closer to family Living to drink Overeating - Correct Answer-Living to drink The effects of FAS can be reversed. - Correct Answer-False Which is a symptom of the early stage of alcoholism? - Correct Answer-becoming more forgetful What should you remember to do when a friend has been drinking? - Correct Answer-Call a sober adult to drive him or her home. Which is NOT the best way to treat alcoholism? Using medication to handle indulgences Altering the behavior so destructive patterns are not continued Correcting health problems
Cigarettes are NOT the only form of _________; there are also pipes, chew, and cigars. - Correct Answer-tobacco Which neurotransmitter can nicotine replace to disrupt normal function and is similar to nicotine in chemical structure? - Correct Answer-acetylcholine Smoking increases the chances of developing every form of what? - Correct Answer-cancer Anxiety, irritability, and lethargy are all symptoms of what? - Correct Answer- withdrawal What characteristic of nicotine has been compared to that of heroin and cocaine? - Correct Answer-strength of addiction Maternal smoking is linked spontaneous _______. - Correct Answer-Abortion Besides emphysema, what is another chronic COPD? - Correct Answer-bronchitis Within 24 hours of quitting smoking, the chances of having what decreases? - Correct Answer-Heart attack Which part of tobacco causes the most damage to the cilia in the lungs? - Correct Answer-Tar Which is NOT a sign of oral cancer? Numbness or tingling in the mouth or in the face
White or red patch on the cheek or gums Swelling of the lips Chronic bronchitis - Correct Answer-Chronic bronchitis Medicines that are given by prescription or under a doctors supervision can be just as dangerous as illicit drugs or alcohol. - Correct Answer-True Polls vary in color and size, so you always know what medicine you're taking and what the strength of the medicine is. - Correct Answer-False Changes in heart feat and breathing can lead to death when these medicines are abused. - Correct Answer-True Pain relievers, over the counter medicine, stimulants, and what other drug are most likely abused? - Correct Answer-Depressants What is the best reason teens would falsely believe that misusing/abusing prescription and over the counter drugs is safe? - Correct Answer-Because it's medicine from their own home Secondhand smoke is - Correct Answer-Smoke inhaled from the burning end of a cigarette, cigar, or pipe Each of the following is directly related to smoking except Lung cancer Chronic bronchitis Emphysema Cirrhosis - Correct Answer-Cirrhosis
As nicotine enters the _____________, the arteries constrict and the blood platelets become sticky and cluster together. - Correct Answer-Bloodstream What is the most accurate way to determine the amount of alcohol a person has consumed? - Correct Answer-Check the blood alcohol concentration. The best treatment for alcoholism is - Correct Answer-Ridding the body of alcohol The following are all symptoms of fetal alcohol syndrome except - Correct Answer-a bigger head size. What system in the body experiences the most immediate & significant impairment with alcohol? - Correct Answer-brain and nervous system One of the reasons people choose not to drink is that - Correct Answer-they want to be in control. What is NOT a characteristic of the early stage of alcoholism? Becoming more irritable Feeling increased tolerance to alcohol Drinking to relieve tension Drinking when alone - Correct Answer-Drinking when alone One of the effects alcohol has on the family is that it - Correct Answer-causes isolation from social activities. taking over the counter drugs without a prescription or without the supervision of a doctor can be just as dangerous as taking which of the following?
Aspirin Steroids Illicit drugs and alcohol Nicotine - Correct Answer-Illicit drugs and alcohol _________ will speed up the metabolism of alcohol - Correct Answer-Nothing What is NOT a sign of oral cancer Cracked lips Tingling Red patch Numbness - Correct Answer-Cracked lips What can be a fatal result of abusing prescription drugs? - Correct Answer- Decrease in heart rate and breathing
